And Joseph said unto his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Nearer; that no one might hear what he was going to say respecting their fault. (Menochius)
It is thus we ought to treat those who have injured us. He excuses his brethren as much as possible. (Haydock) See chap. l. 20.